Dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi—the incarnation of the Hindu goddess Parvati—this temple is one of the few religious monuments in India devoted to a female deity. Known as the fish-eyed ...

The temple city of India, Madurai is home to the largest temple complex in Tamil Nadu, the Meenakshi Amman Temple, popularly called just the Meenakshi Temple. Dedicated to Parvati (known as ...

The Meenakshi Temple in Madurai is one of the many ‘living’ temples that inhabit the streets in India. It is also one of the few dedicated to a female deity — a fish-eyed goddess called ...